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Author: Rachel
Date: 2004-06-19 06:07
Has anyone ever played a piece, then come back to it a while later and realised that it was a really good piece? I was going to play the 2nd movement of the Saint-Saens sonata a few years ago for an exam, and I liked it a lot then. A few months ago, I found a recording that made me realise what a charming work the sonata is. I've got a concert coming up to raise funds for my orchestra, and I plan on performing the first couple movements of it. Has anyone else had similar experiences?
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Author: BobD
Date: 2004-06-19 12:32
Yes, I think it's a sign of maturity. More often,though, I've come back to pieces that I liked the first time around and was happy to meet them again. "Marche Militaire Francais" from the Algerian Suite is an example(hope I got that right....and I think it's Saint- Saens also...).
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Author: theclarinetist
Date: 2004-06-20 07:52
I've noticed this also. It also happens to me after I perform a piece. Like if I have a piece that I am performing for a recital, I often enjoy the piece and appreciate it more once the performance is over and the music is back on the shelf. I don't think it's necessarily a maturity issue, because it could only be a matter of a few days for me. I think, at least with me, it has something to do with the fact that I have trouble enjoying a piece that HAS to be learned. When something is an obligation, it seems less enjoyable to me. For instance, I played Premiere Rhapsody a few years ago for a contest. I like the piece, but it didn't really do it for me. Last year, I played it for a recital (which I was having just for fun). I whipped the piece out, quickly got it back in shape and performed it. I enjoyed it much more and found it to be a much more inspiring work (though I hadn't worked on it much since the initial performance). In this example, a few years had passed so I'm sure maturity had something to do with it, though I have had pieces (like the Martinu Sonatina) which I didn't really enjoy until after the final performance and I was done with them.
Not to get too much off subject, but I think the opposite can also be true. Sometimes there can be a piece that I really love, then after actually learning and performing it, I like it less than before (it's like the magic is gone or something...). Oh well!
DH
theclarinetist@yahoo.com
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Author: GBK
Date: 2004-06-20 10:35
I could "come back" to the Mendelssohn clarinet sonata after a week, a month, a year, or a century and it would not change my opinion of the piece.
Undoubtedly one of the worst pieces, by a major composer, ever written for the clarinet ...GBK
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Author: theclarinetist
Date: 2004-06-20 18:28
I like the Mendelssohn Sonata! I've actually started a post on this topic before, so I don't want to rehash it, but I don't see what's so bad about the piece! It's no masterpiece, but that doesn't mean it can't be enjoyed (at least for me).
I also like the Rimsky-Korsakov Concerto. I think it's pretty!
If it's any consolation, I'm not fond of the Stanford Concerto though, so I may have some redeeming value ; )
DH
theclarinetist@yahoo.com
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